Pella area notes on hospital stays and local visits
Mahaska Hospital sees several patients including Mrs. Minnie Ver Meer and Mrs. Bill Fuller’s fant daughter. Local church bulletins report sick notables such as Miss Sara Nieuwsman and Mrs. Nick Telouw, with visits and travel notes for residents and guests across Oskaloosa, Sully, Monroe, and surrounding areas.
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Minnie Ver Meer
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Bill Fuller Fant
Myron Renaud
Sully
Edward L. Hoeven
Betty
Long Beach
California
William Bruinekool
Sara Nieuwsman
Neil de Jong
Mercy
Des Moines
Danny Blom
Iowa City
Wm. Vanden Berg
Remas
Colfax
Josie Meyer
Rene Klein
D. Vander Ploeg
P. Verschuure
The
Third Reformed Church
Nick Telouw
Bertha Brummel
Abe den Adel
Billy Owain van Ee
Otley
Milton Delano
Nettie Delano
Clarion
Iowa
Pella
Marilyn
Frank Hettinga
Monroe
Mercy Hospital
C. H. Pals
Alexandria
W. J. Probert
Cedar Rapids
H. K. Pals
Fred Lautenbach
Blacktop Project Near Oskaloosa Nears Finish
Progress on the widened high lot 163 between Oskaloosa and Ella shows blacktopping advancing as Norris Construction Co. nears completion within a few miles of Oskaloosa. Shoulder grading resumes on finished asphalt as work moves eastward. Kenyon Construction finishes the east slab on US 63 below Fremont to the Wapello county line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Construction Co
Oskaloosa
Kenyon Construction Co
US 63
Fremont
Wapello County
Essay Contest On Iowa Road Program Opens Nov 1
Des Moines announces the Iowa Good Roads Association opens its second high school essay contest with a 300 word limit on Why Iowa Needs A Sound Highway Program. Prizes awarded for district, county, and state winners. winner to be unveiled at the November 12 annual meeting at Hotel Fort Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Good Roads Association
Gerald Bogan
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Sandra Sue Schnurr
Prize awards for eight district essay winners announced
The association will give $100 U S Savings Bond and $25 cash to each district winner, with $25 cash to the state winner. A $50 Savings Bond goes to each district winner's teacher, and a pen and pencil set is awarded to each county winner. Bogan noted 800 entry blanks have already been requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Bogan
Hay Lift Delivers 6100 Bales to Marion County Farmers
Marion County Extension reports 6100 bales of hay plus loose hay were distributed free to Marion County farmers via Governor Hoegh’s Hay Lift. The Extension office, led by Dale Studt, coordinated with eight helpers and a committee including Dan Dieleman John Fisher and Marty to deliver hay to 78 farmers across Lake Prairie Summit and Pella areas. Transportation costs of 2095 dollars were charged to the farmers receiving the hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Hoegh
Dale Studt
Knoxville
Mr. Studt
Dan Dieleman
John Fisher
Marty
Ellis E. L. Job
Merrill Robuck Ap Barber
Don King
Scott County
Iowa
Davenport
Lake Prairie
Summit Townships
Pella
Iowa Faces Record Nonfarm Employment in 1956
Iowa total non agricultural employment reached 650 450 in August 1956 per the Iowa Development Commission, the second 1956 record after June’s 660 250. Yearly gain shows 12 060 more workers, up 1.9 percent since August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa Labor Review shows August 1956 manufacturing gains
The September 1956 Iowa Labor Review reports August manufacturing employment at 171,600, up 5,260 or 3 percent from July and 1.9 percent higher than a year earlier, with major gains in food, transportation equipment, and construction and mining machinery. Non-age nonemployment reached 478,850 in August, rising 9,050 from 1955. Average weekly manufacturing earnings were 76.58, up 1.43 from July and 0.34 from August 1955. Average hourly earnings stood at 1.90 in August 1956, versus 1.85 the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
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E. V. Goad
Albur Ves
Ollie
Ollie Baptist Church
Goad
Dave Thomas
Will Clark
Kenneth McAmis
Runnells
Huber
Bertha) McAdoo
Prairie City
Runnells Christian Church
McAdoo
Clark
Thomas
Marvin Steffens
Cindy
Judy
Atlantic, Iowa
A. C. Steffens
Massena, Iowa
Charley Bissel
Harry Allgood
Rose Hill
E. V. Good Here
Allgoods
George Browning
Cynthia
Newton
Tunis Kempkes
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Es Moines
Myron L. Pals
Myra Ann
Laura Jane
Gene
Elmer Hook
Kedrick
Sterling
Ilinois
de Hook
Tlis Union Cooperative E
A Steel Company
Charles de Jong
Newton of Robe
John Hoeksma
Dallas
Texas
Edinburg
Shirley Veltema
Marshalltown
Jamies’ Q. van Vark
Robert Lee Lautenbach
Gary Schiebout
St. Louis
Missouri
Gary
National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association
Ella
Firestone Champion
Cuever Ev
Firestone
Klyn Tire
New Pella
Chronicle News
Philip
Ruth van Veldhuizen
Robert Mark
van Veldhuizen
Central College
Fort Benning
Columbus
Georgia
University of Colorado At
Boulder
Colorado
Broadway
Federal Discount Corp
Livermore
Martin Naaktgeboren
Marion Co
Pella Hotel
Audiphone CO
Fleming
Walnut Sts
D. M
Zenith
MR. Halamka
HAL
Harding Road
Labor Review
Employment Security Commi
Tifamily Shoe Store
Mustang
U.S. Keds
Lloyd and
Carl
Pella Bootery
Franklin St
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